Karen Sisco

2003
Karen Sisco

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EP1 Blown Away Oct 01, 2003

An effort to apprehend a fugitive goes wrong, almost putting a bullet through Karen's heart and leaving one man dead. But she's having trouble remembering what happened so she can write a report to satisfy Internal Affairs. Meanwhile, Karen's in for heartache of a different kind when she learns that the good-natured charter fisherman she's dating may actually be a bank robber, at least according to the FBI agents on his trail.

EP2 Dumb Bunnies Oct 08, 2003

When Florida's two stupidest cons, the Salchek brothers, escape from prison and steal a baseball worth millions from infamous mob boss Charlie Lucre, Karen turns to their mother, a hapless waitress living in a trailer park, for clues on how to find them before Lucre's hitmen do.

EP3 The One that Got Away Oct 15, 2003

When a suave con artist who bilks women out of their fortunes manages to slip away from Karen the minute he's off the plane, she's humiliated but determined to bring him in, despite the fact the FBI has ordered her off the case. Meanwhile, a former mob accountant suddenly returns from hiding in the witness protection program, putting his — and Karen's — life in jeopardy; and Marshall is unhappy to find that Karen's old boyfriend, a married FBI agent, is back on the scene.

EP4 Justice Oct 22, 2003

Karen reluctantly teams with Konner, a legendary marshal new to the Miami office, to hunt down three parolees who have gone on a crime spree, unaware that the cons — all former gang members — have a link to Konner's past and that he intends to mete out his own deadly brand of justice.

EP5 Nostalgia Oct 29, 2003

Karen must protect a counterfeiter who claims they went to high school together and appears to be the target of a mob boss. Meanwhile, Marshall's past comes to haunt him when an ex-con decides to settle a very old score.

EP6 Dear Derwood Nov 05, 2003

It looks like Karen's budding romance with a sexy Miami Marlins pitcher will never get to third base, as her assignment — to bring in a prison escapee determined to be reunited with his stripper girlfriend — wreaks havoc with her personal life.

EP7 Nobody's Perfect Nov 12, 2003

Karen is assigned to track down a fugitive accountant on the lam for murder and the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from his high-end fashion boss. Meanwhile, Marshall meets an attractive woman who wants him to investigate her husband's infidelity.

EP8 Dog Day Sisco Mar 31, 2004

While visiting the bank, Marshall and Karen are taken hostage. Karen and Marshall try to save the situation from the inside, while Karen's boss, Amos Andrews, tries to hold back the FBI. The FBI agent on the scene, Gil Bellows, is a little to eager to storm the bank, which might jeopardize the lives of the hostages.

EP9 No One's Girl Apr 07, 2004

A young girl witnesses the murder of her guardian (a snitch) by a drug dealer, and must be protected by Karen.

EP10 He Was a Friend of Mine Apr 14, 2004

Karen goes undercover as an escort, and investigates designer drugs.
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Released: 01 October 2003 Canceled
Producted By: Universal Television
Country: United States of America
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As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor.

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SnoopyStyle Karen Sisco (Carla Gugino) is a US Marshal in Miami. Her father Marshall Sisco (Robert Forster) is the only one she unequivocally trusts. Amos Andrews (Bill Duke) is her boss.Based on the character portrayed by Jennifer Lopez in Elmore Leonard's Out of Sight, Karen Sisco is a smart, sexy, and tough character. Carla Gugino plays her with gusto. It never really took off and lasted only 7 episodes with 3 unaired remaining. I think there were two main problems.The first is they shot this is L.A. If they could do it in Miami, it would add so much more local flavor. There is a difference and the audience can feel it. The second is the need for edginess. Seeing the successful 'Justified' (another Elmore Leonard adaptation), it seems obvious that Karen Sisco just doesn't have the grittiness in both style and substance. It just isn't Elmore Leonard enough.
liquidcelluloid-1 Network: ABC; Genre: Crime/Mystery, Action, Drama; Content Rating: TV-PG (violence and some language); Available: reruns on Sluth; Perspective: Contemporary (star range: 1 -4); Seasons Reviewed: Complete Series (1 season , 10 episodes) In 1998, out-of-the-blue, ABC delivered a criminally unseen and wondrously entertaining little (6 episodes) masterpiece called "Maximum Bob". "Bob" was a flawless translation, a free-roaming piece of quirky TV magic, better than just about every Leonard adaptation big or small screen to date. "Karen Sisco" is the network and producers Danny DeVito and Barry Sonnenfeld's 2nd attempt to wrestle an Elmore Leonard novel onto the small screen and the results this time are not nearly as impressive. "Sisco" spins off "Out of Sight" Federal Marshal Karen Sisco (Carla Gugino, "Spin City") as she tracks down parole jumpers in Miami, Florida.Compared to "Bob", "Sisco" restrains itself into a TV crime/mystery template and for the most part lacks the wild non-linear storytelling and, with the exception of "Dumb Bunnies" (featuring DeVito, Rhea Pearlman, Kevin Dillon, a series of gruff henchmen and a grenade), the quirky hobby pre-occupied characters of a Leonard novel. For such a light, colorful series, "Sisco" remains flat pretty consistently. It is too serious to be quirky and too quirky to be serious, a balance that it never comes to grips with. The mysteries aren't particularly clever, the action routine, the dialog uninspired - although you wouldn't know that just watching Robert Forster who gives a wily performance as Karen's retired father Marshall. Yes, Marshal Marshall Sisco. Credit also goes to Gary Cole and Xander Berkley who guest star in memorable, colorful characters.Propping up the series is Gugino who lends a casual sexiness – that smartly isn't too played up - to Karen's tough-gal attitude. But the show makes the death-blow mistake of under-writing our lead which makes Karen a pretty dry and uninteresting heroine. The only way the show can think to humanize her is to end each episode with a moment of bonding between her and her "daddy". Forster and Gugino sell the hell out of the chemistry but I can't shake the feeling I'm being manipulated into a happy ending for all the families out there. "Sisco" follows "Alias" as another show with a butt-kicking heroine who needs her in-the-business dad's shoulder to lean on.Maybe I'm wrong to be so tough on "Karen Sisco". It isn't bad. It just never revs up. It never quite finds itself, and wasn't on the air long enough to reach the quirky crime series nirvana it should have. I expected so much more and was, personally, profoundly disappointed.* * / 4
sarastro7 After having seen and greatly enjoyed Carla Gugino in various limited parts in relatively minor movies, I was overjoyed to see that she finally got some real recognition and was given her own TV show. And when I saw it, I wasn't disappointed. The show is smart, attractive and funny; clearly aimed at a fairly youthful, intelligent and predominantly male demographic. In short, it's everything a show should be in order to succeed. Only, for some inscrutable reason, it failed. What a great pity. What's wrong with audiences today? In a just world, this show would have rocketed Carla to true stardom.For me, being a huge Carla Gugino fan, watching this show is pure joy. The writers and/or producers clearly adore Carla as much as I do, and put her squarely in the limelight, both in terms of loving camera angles, story and dialog. For someone of Carla's talents and charms, it's long overdue. At least with these 10 episodes, a devoted fan of Carla Gugino can get his fix, losing himself in a witty and charismatic action show captained by one of the dreamiest actresses currently working. What more can anyone ask?
swtslevy I've only seen the pilot of Karen Sisco, but I think that it's got real potential. TV shows today seem to be becoming more and more like movies, and while watching this I had trouble remembering that it was actually a TV show. Since TV shows generally have cliff hangers, I found myself eager for more of this great new show. Carla Gugino, Thomas Kretschmann, and Xander Berkeley were exceptionally good, and all I can say is that I can't wait for more! :)